Mane beat Belgium midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne to second place in the 2022 Balon d’Or, losing out the ultimate to French player of Algerian descent Karim Benzema. In the year under review, Sadio Mane won the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal and won the Carabao and FA cups with Liverpool. In 51 games played for Liverpool last season, Sadio Mane scored 23 goals and racked up five assists in all competitions. At the event held in Paris at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Sadio Mane also won the Socrates Award for his charity works. Last year, Sadio Mané inaugurated a brand new hospital in his home village of Bambaly in Casamance, western Senegal.

Source: GhanaWeb October 18, 2022 09:46 UTC